Nov 3 (Reuters) - Big tech and energy sector gains drove
U.S. stocks higher on Tuesday, as an index of 100 major Nasdaq
companies finished at a record closing high.

The three major indexes continued a positive start for
November, after posting their best monthly performances in four
years in October. The Nasdaq 100 index closed up 0.3
percent at 4,719.05, surpassing for the first time levels
reached during the dot-com boom in 2000.

The S&P energy sector rose 2.5 percent, its fifth
straight daily increase, as crude prices rallied. Oil majors
Exxon and Chevron rose 1.8 percent and 3.3
percent, respectively, making both stocks among the top
influences on the Dow and S&P.

While energy stocks have risen about 22 percent since late
August, the sector is still down roughly 10 percent year to
date.
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